Treats, Surprises, Training and Truths

Summary : CORPIA wants their revenges after Alex destroyed their planes in his fifth mission and targets his school. So MI6 sends Alex's classmates to Brecon Beacons, and Alex is their too but he is given the rank of a colonel in the military. Will the secrets come out and will Alex's classmate get an insight in Alex mysticism life?

Chapter One – Briefing

A/N: The surname Rider comes from Alex's mother side of the family. John added it to his surname, so he could make a second identity with it. So Ian hasn't any claim to the dukedom, and is Alex's uncle on his mother side. Instead of John Rider that was undercover in SCORPIA it was Helen Rider, and one of the male boarder members fell in love with her.


The clock on my bedside table showed eight and it was time for me to face another day in my crazy life. If it was t enough to be a teenage spy, I had just recently found out why people in the in the business made such a big deal about my surname. The last generations the Rider family had managed to produce me, my uncle, my grandfather, a grandaunt and a couple of cousins. We had one thing in common and that was that we was all the best the world could offer in our field.

If I wasn't a big enough target because of that, a secret my uncle withholds from me made me an even bigger target. I was of royal blood and it is also not like my great-great-great grandaunt married into the ruling family, no I had to be Queen Elisabeth's II first cousin twice removed. My full name is His Highness Prince Alexander Patrick Gregers Richard Windsor, Duke of Gloucester and number 20th in line to the throne. So in the last months after we discovered this tiny bit of information I have gotten the training I should have been given from I was born, on how to be a proper prince and duke.

I haven't gotten to the best part yet, none knows about my royal blood or my special hobby. To my school mates I'm just Alex Rider, the kid that would leave for weeks at times and coming back with injuries and bruises. Before we discovered my royal blood I was more out of school than in it and all kind of rumours was going around about me. But in since we discovered my royal blood haven't been on missions and thing is starting to turn back to what it was before; girls wanting to be my girlfriend and boys wanting to become my friend. So I have to deal with being hunt down by terrorist organizations and girls, living a double life, dealing with my new found status and having classes on how to behave and along with other things that they thought would be needed later on. I'm sure fate sitting in a garden faraway laughing at my ironic life.

When I reached the dining room, Jack was already waiting for me, and the maids brought out our breakfast. I remember the first time my uncle told me that he was going to hire a care taker. I was really mad and wanted to do anything to get her to quit, but from the moment I meet her everything was different. She becomes something between my older sister and mother, but like everything else that changed when Ian died. So many thing changed in my life, and most of it couldn't I talk to her about. Even if I did, she would never understand it and so we began to drift apart. We had almost finished breakfast, when my phone started to ring. One of the things that have change in my life after we found the letter from Ian, and I had my audience with the Queen was that I now had two phones; one for normal teenage stuff and another for my special business. This time it was my special phone that played a funeral song, I took a look at the display and in blue letters it stood: Mrs Jones, MI6. Before I would most likely throw a fit if she ever called me, but many things changed with the discovering of my status as a duke and prince. We may have a better relationship now, but that doesn't mean I'm happy to get a call from them.

"Hello" I said while I open the phone.

"Hello, we have an emergency and need you at the bank as soon as possible" Mrs Jones said sound a bit worn out and nothing like her usually self.

"I will be there as soon as possible" said I as soon as I understood how grave the situation was from her voice. I end the phone call before turning to the one of the maids and asked for her to get my pre-packed bag for emergencies like this.

"Do you have to leave? I thought you was finished with it, when you status was discovered" Jack said with grimace on her face, not likening my new status but at the same time happy it stopped MI6 from sending me out on anymore missions.

"Sorry Jack, but I'm in too deep to just quit. And the emergency most be quit big since haven't been on any mission since the revelation" I told her the same words I had used so many times in the past years.

Jack resultant nods with a sad look in her eyes, knowing it wasn't anything she could do to stop me. I gave her a hug before taking the bag the maid handed me, and walking down to the garage under the manor. I own many cars, but my absolute favourite is an Aston Martin just like in the James Bond movies. I know it sounds a bit cheeky, but I just loved the car in the movies and when I have the money, why not use it on something I love? This wasn't just a usual Aston Martin either; Smith had put some stuff on it to make it safe if anything happens. I throw my bags in the backseat before turning the music on, and driving out in the sunshine. When I arrived at the bank I parked in a parking house under the bank. The parking house was reserved for the bank use, so it was cameras everywhere. In one wall was a high security elevator, you had to give a sound test and thumb test before the lift moved at all. I arrived outside Blunts office; it was on the top floor overlooking a nice park area. On this floor only a few people worked, only the top three in the chain of command and their secretaries had their office up here. Instead of knocking on the door in the middle and waiting for a permission to enter, I just walked in like always.

"What is the big emergency?" I said in the emotionless voice that I almost always used inside the headquarters.

"SCORPIA and some of the major terrorist groups have join force to take over the western world. They have made a treat against you and your friends. This is the worse thinkable time for it to happen with the big wedding in just a week" Alan said with a deep sign.

"What is being done?" I said understanding where he was going.

"You and your class are being sent to Brecon Beacons for training and protection. We also have a 24 hours watch at your school. Sabrina is on her way to join you and your classmates in the camp. We want to ask what you want to do with Jack" Alan said reading from a page a top of his desk.

"It sound alright to me, but what are we tell my class mates and what is my status when I'm at Brecon Beacons? I want Jack on the first flight to Washington for a holiday until this is over with" I said thinking about how badly my double life would crash together.

"Okay, let's take Jack first. You know that I don't have any power in USA, right? We will be unable to give Jack any protection" Alan said in a monotone voice like he know I had the answer to the question

"I believe she will be safer there, and the protection problem will I take care off" I said while thinking about which debts I have to call in for it to happen.

"If that is sorted I will get my secretary to book Jack a flight to Washington. When it comes to your classmates they will sign the official secrets act and you are free to tell them anything you want, that also apply to the soldiers at the camp. Your status is of course that of a Duke and prince, our top agent, World leading spy, third in command of MI6 and your military grade. You may reveal anything you want to your classmates or the soldiers at the camp" Alan told me, still reading from his page

"What military grade?" I questioned

"Yes, you are a colonel even if you likely won't go into the field again. You started out as an private when you first arrived for your eleven days training and then you have slowly rise up in the grades" I was told from the still reading Alan.

"When I'm expected at the camp?" I asked

"Your uniform and your weapons are in your office. Your classmates are just getting their briefing now and you should get a talk with the sergeant at the camp before they arrive" Mrs Jonas said while she was fixing a place on the plane for Jack.

"If isn't anything more you need from me I will take my leave" I told them

"The prime minister has called in another COBRA meeting for tomorrow. I hoped you could fly in for the meeting" Alan asked me

"I will be there, just call me with the time and place" I said while rising from the chair and turning away. I walked out the door and into my own office on the right side of Blunts. Just like Blunts office nothing indicates that it's me that use the office, and to be honest I don't spend much time here. Almost all of my paperwork is done by others since I already have so much on my plate. I changed into the military uniform that laid on one of the chairs, before opening a drawer, picking up the black velvet box inside and putting it in my pocket before returning the same way I come in. The three hour's drive only took me two hours since I didn't have to think about getting caught by the police, some benefits was it with the agent status.


At the same time as Alex talks with Mr Blunt and Mrs Jones this happens in Brecon Beacons

In his office the highest ranking officer in the training camp sat behind his desk. He sat in deep thought, trying to solve the puzzle of why a high ranking soldier would do something like briefing them and all the rumours going around the defence department. Before he could continue his thoughts, someone knock on the door. He gave them permission to enter and the unit he had called for stepped inside. They all stood at attention until I nod for them to sit down.

The unit was the pride and glory of SAS, K-unit. They were highly trained individuals and together they made an amazing team.

"I'm sure you are wondering why I called you in here. Something is happening, and very high ranking man is coming here in an hour to brief us" the sergeant said while looking at SAS pride, the K-unit.

"Do you know what is happening, Sir?" Snake asked

"Rumour is that the prime minister have called in to a COBRA meeting" I informed them sadly

He don't need to say more, everyone know how important a COBRA meeting is. A COBRA meeting was a gathering of the most powerful people within the country from different fields depending on what kind of situation is discussed. If a COBRA meeting is called something big has happen and the last time it was a meeting three years ago some kind of poison got into ever school age child in England. Luckily someone ended the treat, but it wasn't promising that another meeting was called.

"When can we expect him, Sir?" Wolf wanting to know how long it was until he could find the last bit to the puzzle

"Around two hours, and I want you here. You are my best unit and I have the feeling that you will be needed soon" I told them before dismissing them

K-unit march outside and sits down on the ground to talking and thinking on what the treat is this time. The time goes slowly but in the end it has gone two hours and we walk inside the sergeant's office again.


We sit down on the chairs and an uncomfortable silence lays over us. After a short while a knock is heard on the door and the sergeant call for the person outside to come inside. When the door opens we see a young man with a stance that demands respect. From his uniform we can see he is a colonel and we all stand at attention. We get the order to stand down and for the first time look the stranger into the eyes. What we see is disturbing; he isn't a stranger but someone we never thought we would see again, much less in a colonel uniform